Did you ever miss an 83(b) filing? Did it hurt your tax bill? Your legal bills?

I'd like to collect these stories (anonymized if you prefer) and use them to encourage future founders to file their 83(b) elections. (like a 'scared straight' program for founders)

Background: For founders, an 83(b) election generally saves a ton on their taxes. See chart - https://startuplaw.github.io/83b-elections-for-startup-founders

Part of my job as a startup lawyer is to remind founders to file their 83(b) elections. Despite the massive tax savings, and multiple reminders, founders wait until the last minute to file, or miss their deadline altogether.

I'll put the collected stories up on that blog post, and we can frighten founders into just filing the dang form.

If you don't want to post here, my email is ericladler/gmail. I won't publish your name or startup's name.